A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for the appointment of magistrates in Fulton County, approved March 18, 1983 (Ga. L. 1983, p. 4373), as amended, so as to provide that the successor to the chief magistrate judge of the Magistrate Court of Fulton County currently serving shall be appointed by the Governor; to provide that after one four-year term, the chief magistrate shall be elected in nonpartisan elections; to provide for the appointment of magistrates; to provide for the assignment of responsibilities; to provide for the filling of vacancies; to provide for submission of this Act for preclearance under the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Status History

Jul/01/2013 - Effective Date

May/07/2013 - Act 283

May/07/2013 - House Date Signed by Governor

Apr/01/2013 - House Sent to Governor

Mar/21/2013 - Senate Notice to Reconsider

Mar/21/2013 - Senate Passed/Adopted

Mar/21/2013 - Senate Third Read

Mar/21/2013 - Senate Taken from Table

Mar/20/2013 - Senate Tabled

Mar/20/2013 - Senate Committee Favorably Reported

Mar/07/2013 - Senate Read and Referred

Mar/05/2013 - House Passed/Adopted

Mar/05/2013 - House Third Readers

Feb/28/2013 - House Committee Favorably Reported

Feb/25/2013 - House Second Readers

Feb/22/2013 - House First Readers

Feb/21/2013 - House Hopper

Footnotes

3/20/2013 Tabled in Senate; 3/21/2013 Taken from Table in Senate; 3/22/2013 Motion to reconsider withdrawn in Senate